The Home Office never sleeps in its persuit of injustice

In October last year, Theresa May spouted some words on the UK immigration system – which if not so dangerous in their implication, would have been laughable for their ignorance. This was the centre-piece of her ‘fighting words’ against im/migrants: “What I’m proposing is a deal: the fewer people there are who wrongly claim asylum … Continue reading →

Open Letter from the Wretched of the Earth bloc to the organisers of the People’s Climate March of Justice and Jobs

On Dec. 7th, indigenous activists from across the world kayaked down the river Seine to protest the removal of the protection of indigenous rights as a crucial aspect of the climate treaty being negotiated in Paris. The push back against indigenous rights was led by the U.S., EU, Australia – all states with a rich … Continue reading →

Thanks giving

Today is thanksgiving day in the U.S.A. For many of those coming together today, it will perhaps be a genuine moment for gratefulness – for life and love that has survived racist executions, transphobic murders and misogynistic killings. The more critical amongst us will reflect on the blood and sweat from indigenous, black, and brown … Continue reading →

State Murder: Jermaine Baker

Jermaine Baker, a black man, was murdered by the police on Friday. Operation Kestrel is the name. The killer cop has been suspended. The not-all-that Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is on it. The same way it’s been on it to ensure that no cop has *ever* been convicted for any of the deaths in … Continue reading →

Daniel Holtzclaw sentenced

Finally some justice! Too often black women are ignored when it comes to voicing our pain and seeking justice after domestic or sexual violence. Or we are trapped by the politics of respectability because we were not the perfect accusers or victims. But we are worth protecting. We will not be silenced. Black women’s lives … Continue reading →

Petition: National Express coaches are racist

Sorry to burst the nationalistic bubble of ‪#‎YouAintNoMuslimBruv‬ now even condoned by David Cameron. This happens all.the.time. In shops, on the streets, in the schools, outside clubs. Same goes for racist fRance election results. If you’re surprised, you weren’t paying attention. Sign if you care, boycott if you can. Hard times ahead, but nothing new. … Continue reading →

Paris Climate Talks COPout 21

During the first week of negotiations in Paris, Norway, the UK and the EU have been key players in working to remove anything regarding the rights of Indigenous Peoples from the Paris Accord. Western players are also working hard to remove any references to ‘human rights’. Excluding the language of ‘Indigenous Peoples’ rights’ and ‘human … Continue reading →